Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Poetic Obituaries: In his retirement [Herb] Brokering

served 11 years as a staff associate for Wheat Ridge Ministries, an independent Lutheran charitable organization based in Itasca, Ill., that awards "seed" grants to health ministries. He was an ambassador for Wheat Ridge, promoting and encouraging the seeding of new ministries of health and hope around the world. After leaving that role in 2007, he continued to write devotions for Wheat Ridge, sharing many of his hymns, poems, prayers and stories. Wheat Ridge recognized him as "Poet Laureate of the Lutheran Church."

from Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Herb Brokering, Lutheran Hymn Writer, Author, Poet, Dies

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